Dress Rehearsal
by Jennifer O'Connell

Lauren Gallagher, owner of Boston's hottest cake boutique, is a pro at helping brides and grooms pick out the perfect big-day dessert. But her talent doesn't end there. While the happy couple is choosing the cake, Lauren is predicting which marriage will last and which is destined to crumble—simply by observing the selection process. But her latest prediction is anything but sweet. Unless her marital Magic 8 Ball is off, one of her best friends is about to tie the knot with Mr. Absolutely All Wrong.

Now Lauren's got to save her friend, even if it means taking her predictive powers public. And while she's trying to prevent this potential mismatch, she's got her own problems—involving an ex-boyfriend, his new fiancée, and the cake of Lauren's dreams...

Jennifer O'Connell's Bio

Although she's written about a reality dating show, a prescient pastry chef, and a woman who inspired an 80's rock hit, Jennifer has not spent hours dissecting The Bachelor, she can barely follow the directions on the back of a Betty Crocker box, and she can only dream of a long-haired, guitar-thrashing rocker even giving her a second glance.

While she cringes at the thought of being called Jenny again after all these years, her teen books, PLAN B and THE BOOK OF LUKE, are published under Jenny O'Connell by MTV Books (March 2006).

Her days as a high school senior may be long behind her, but Jennifer did receive her B.A. from Smith College and her M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. A market strategy consultant, she lives outside Boston.